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The definition of a disturbance is an interruption of what should be going on, or a bothersome intrusion.

(noun)

Kids playing music when you are trying to nap is an example of a disturbance.
A riot to protest unfair political treatment is an example of a disturbance.
A severe mental illness such as bipolar disorder that interrupts normal brain function is an example of a mental disturbance.

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See disturbance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a disturbing or being disturbed
2. any departure from normal
anything that disturbs
the state of being worried, troubled, or anxious
commotion; disorder

Origin: ME < OFr distourbance

See disturbance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of disturbing.
b. The condition of being disturbed: “The forest . . . is in various stages of disturbance. Only the biggest trees . . . have been left standing” (Alex Shoumatoff).
Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.
Mental or emotional unbalance or disorder.
A variation in normal wind conditions.
Geology Folding or faulting that affects a relatively large area.

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